The Tap version of Bone Skewer is much faster and deals additional damage.
A lot of your agressive spells are also your escapes. Make sure you always have a plan to get out of the fight.
Hitting an enemy with the Hold version of Bone Skewer will always pull them the same distance. Use it in melee range to throw targets behind you.
Pyke is very fragile so don't be afraid to temporarily run from a fight. You can regenerate a significant amount of health from Gift of the Drowned Ones when enemies can't see you.
If you're in a lane against ranged players, leveling up Meditate can allow you to stay in the lane longer and gain levels faster than they will.
Try using Alpha Strike on a minion in front of an enemy champion so you are placed at a safe distance at the end of the spell.
Wuju Style is very strong early for last hitting minions.
The Pyke Master Yi synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Master Yi, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Pyke sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Master Yi. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Master Yi helps Pyke perform worse in ranked League rounds. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.
When Pyke is paired with Master Yi, he sees a small decrease in his complete damage output. This change could indicate that Master Yi does not help protection for him to dish out more damage or that his presence on the team also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Pyke is played with Master Yi on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Master Yi.
Moreover, when Pyke plays with Master Yi on the same side, he typically receives a little less damage than when he plays alone. Receiving not as much damage may indicate that Master Yi does a decent job of protecting Pyke during teamfights.
There is no perfect ally for Pyke that will always be his top teammate. Yet, overall, Master Yi is a very typical ally for Pyke. By locking into the same side as Pyke, he decreases their win rate by -0.4% to 48.7%. This shows that there is only a small bond between Pyke and Master Yi that allows them to perform not as well together than alone.
Master Yi has a much lower diffuclty than Pyke. That means Pyke players don't need to be cautious when finding Master Yi allies to fight alongside, as they will need a much lower level of skill to be able to play well with you.
Fighting cooperatively, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. When paired, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.
In contrast, by bringing Pyke and Master Yi together, you may not be giving your other teammates a lot of magic damage. Make sure to include other champions on your team that helps cover this relative gap in their kit.
Regardless of your Master Yi ally's ability, you should focus on maximizing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.
If you would like to truly master Pyke to synergize with Master Yi during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends matches, you should keep reading to master a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly.
The ideal finished items to focus on in your Pyke and Master Yi synergy build consist of Hubris, Voltaic Cyclosword, and Opportunity. When Pyke bought at least these three finished items in his build, he did much better when paired up with Master Yi than with most other typical builds. In fact, Pyke boasted an average winrate of 48.7% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Master Yi with these items in his kit.
To have the greatest chance of crushing your oponents, Pyke players should equip the Hail of Blades, Sudden Impact, Zombie Ward, Ingenious Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for this team composition, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.7% win rate overall.
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